Roy Haynes’ career and contribution to music was one of historic length and depth.His style foundational enough to earn him a lifelong nickname – ‘Snap Crackle’ – within a decade of his first forays into professional jazz drumming. A foreshadowing of foundational impacts to come.
It’s rare for a musician to have so much of a hand in so much of a genre’s history, outside fast-moving innovators in niche sub-genre spaces. So, when someone like Roy Haynes comes along, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime thing.
Roy didn’t just have an active hand in the development of jazz but did so over eight decades – and in so doing, had an active hand in the development of modern drum technique and philosophy.
What would have been Roy’s 100th Birthday, Yamaha Drums has decided to honour life and legacy with a special Centennial Signature Snare Drum YCS1455RH.
Hand Hammered and carefully assembled by our staff in Japan, the 14″x 5.5″ copper shell is the core of this unique instrument.
